to rub; to scrub; to scrape
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
to push up; to force up; to pressure one's superiors; to burst out (of emotions, etc.); to fill one's heart
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
dotage; feeble-minded old man; senile old fool; dotard
speech; expression; wording; language
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
time; hour; period; class
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
such ... as; or some such
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
suffix for familiar person
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to become sharp; to look displeased; to look sour; to be on edge
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to do for (the sake of someone else)
to look away; to turn away
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
absent-mindedly; vacantly; idly; in a whisper
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)
leaping; activity; leapfrog (over a problem); making a leap (e.g. in logic); making great strides; making rapid progress
human emotions (joy, anger, grief and pleasure)
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
that's the way it is; such is life
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
fleeing in all directions; (in Japanese history, a reference to) farmers who abandoned their fields and fled to the cities or other districts to evade onerous taxes
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage